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BESTWAY WHOLESALE
Bestway reveals winners of Retail Development Awards A 400-strong audience of independent retailers and key supply partners attended the awards in London.
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estway Wholesale announced the winners of its Retail Development Awards 2022 at a ceremony at the London Marriott Hotel. The awards celebrate achievements and business successes from Bestway Retail and independent retailers across the country as part of the wholesaler’s Retail Development Programme. The event attracted a 400-strong audience of independent retailers, members of the Bestway Retail symbol group members, Bestway Wholesale’s Xtra Local Retail Club, and key supply partners. This year’s category award winners are:
● Pet Food: Best-one Fiveways,
● Soft Drinks: Four Seasons,
● Baby Food: Manor Park Mini
Tipton Liverpool ● Water: Best-one Plus, St Helens ● Beer & Cider: M.R. Foodstores, Leamington-Spa
Market, Newham, London ● Community Award: Weeley Post Office and store, Clacton-On-Sea.
● Wines & Spirits: Stanley Wines, Warrington ● Tobacco: M1 Metro, Manchester
In addition, regional and national awards were presented to:
● Confectionery: S & B Supermarket, Northampton ● Crisps & Snacks: Costcutter, Kidderminster ● General Grocery: Green & Fresh, Hackney, London ● Household, Health and Beauty: Simis Food and Wine, Thornton Heath ● Chilled & Diary: Best-one Jacks, Prescot
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● Southern Winner: Mini Supermarket, Croydon ● Northern Winner: D&S Stores, Tamworth ● Scottish Winner: Brownlies, Biggar, Scotland ● National Bestway Retailer of the Year: Fairways, Wallasey, Merseyside.
Dawood Pervez, Managing Director at Bestway Wholesale, said: “For us here at Bestway, this is one of the most exciting events in the industry calendar. I am always humbled by the sheer talent, commitment and determination of our retailers and nowhere is this evidenced more strongly than within our Retail Development Awards. “The Retail Development Programme does what it says on the tin. It’s there to help our retailers develop and make more possible within their businesses and with our supplier partners the programme also offers a unique opportunity for retailers and suppliers to get together. He added: “Tonight’s results are on the back of hard work, dedication and unwavering vision on the part of each retailer.”
